Paul Hudson
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| Paul Hudson | |
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| Born | Paul David Hudson 27 February 1971 Keighley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Residence | Shadwell, West Yorkshire |
| Education | Newcastle University |
| Occupation | Weather presenter and climate change correspondent |
| Years active | 1997- |
| Employer | BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire |
| Known for | Look North from Leeds Look North from Hull |
| Spouse | Nicola Hudson |
| Children | 2 daughters |
Paul David Hudson (born 27 February 1971, in Keighley, West Riding of Yorkshire[1]) is a weather presenter for BBC Yorkshire and BBC Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in England.
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[edit] Education
His parents bought him his first 'kids weather centre' when he was seven. He went to the Brontë Middle School and Oakbank School on Oakworth Road in Keighley. He has a first-class degree in Geophysics and Planetary Physics from the University of Newcastle. His early memories of local weather forecasting came from fellow Yorkshireman Bob Rust.
[edit] Career
[edit] Television
He can be seen on both editions of the regional news programme Look North, from Leeds (serving North, West and South Yorkshire and the North Midlands) and Hull (serving East Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and north Norfolk). He returned to the BBC Yorkshire weather centre from the Met Office's old home of Bracknell in 1997 when Darren Bett left to present national forecasts. He has currently had the most effective and reliable report in the country over the winter period of November 2010
[edit] BBC climate change correspondent
Although most BBC forecasters are not directly employed by the BBC, but by the MOD's Met Office, since 2007 Paul is now a full-time member of BBC staff, not the Met Office, acting as an environmental and climate change expert. He gives talks on the subject to local organisations and school and has appeared on BBC One's Morning Show.
[edit] Radio
He can also be heard on BBC Radio Leeds, BBC Radio Sheffield, BBC Radio York, BBC Radio Humberside and BBC Radio Lincolnshire
[edit] Wetwang public office
In May 2006, Paul was elected honorary Mayor of Wetwang. This post was previously occupied by Richard Whiteley.[2]
| Preceded by Richard Whiteley |
Mayor of Wetwang May 2006- |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
[edit] Publications
Paul has written several books, published by Great Northern.
[edit] Personal life
He enjoys sea fishing, playing golf (he used to play at Riddlesden Golf Club), cricket (he played for Ingrow St Johns in the Craven League). He supports Bradford City, having a twenty-five-year season ticket, and was trapped in the stand that caught fire in the Bradford City stadium fire of 1985, although he escaped with his life.[3]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "My Yorkshire: Paul Hudson". Yorkshire Post. Johnston Press Digital Publishing. 28 August 2008. http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/features/My-Yorkshire-Paul-Hudson.4439021.jp. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
- ^ Brooke, Chris (12 September 2009). "Weatherman (with a dry sense of humour) put his own village of Wetwang on the map". Daily Mail (London). http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1212923/Weatherman-Paul-Hudson-puts-village-Wetwang-map.html.
- ^ http://www.leedstoday.net/features?articleid=2711524
